Word: holding
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...Harvard, according to Benjamin and other national experts, is exactly the kind of research university with excellent facilities and a large endowment that may suffer the effects of the new law, as faculty members decide to hold on to their lifetime posts as long as possible...
...Hold on a second...
...explained that I didn't think while [national chair of Common Cause, I could hold both posts] without creating at least the appearance of conflict of interest," Cox said. He added, "The question is whether there is a danger that you might not be aware of yourself...
After debate, committee resolutions are developed and put before the mock General Assembly for approval in a procedure identical to that used by the United Nations. Students said the practice of developing resolutions during the conference is unique to Harvard, because other model U.N. programs often hold conferences with pre-set agendas...
Will thrifts ever thrive again? By blurring the distinction between banks and thrifts, the President's rescue plan prompts many banking experts to wonder whether the U.S. needs a separate S & L industry anymore. Thrifts hold about one-third of all U.S. mortgages, down from nearly 60% some 20 years ago. Says Laurence Fink, a partner in the Blackstone Group, an investment firm that is acquiring several S & Ls: "The average homeowner can get a mortgage without stepping inside an S & L. Maybe the thrifts have outlived their usefulness...